JRR Tolkien
JRR Tolkien was an influential English writer and philologist, best known for his high-fantasy works, including 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings,' which have left a lasting impact on the genre and literature as a whole.
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The author of The Fellowship of the Ring, part one in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Summer beach read? ‘This novel is compatible with sand’ is hardly a great selling point – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-07-03
JRR Tolkien is referenced in relation to the hobbits and small town life in England.
Lovely small towns full of ‘hobbits, frankly’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-08
A rare first edition of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit has sold at auction for £43,000.
‘Unimaginably rare’ first edition of The Hobbit sells at auction for £43,000 | JRR Tolkien
United Kingdom· 2025-08-07
Tolkien is able to best reflect the many sides of humankind in his works such as The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
Tolkien’s sci-fi shows we need only one ring – The Mail & Guardian
South Africa· 2025-08-02
CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien are mentioned as examples of passionate male friendships.
With a little help from my friend: John, Paul and the ‘romance’ that transformed culture | BooksUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-28
JRR Tolkien is mentioned as one of the authors that Carmel Harrington admires.
‘I was 40 before I dared to start querying agents. After 47 rejections I decided to self-publish’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-01
